u/m1k3000

Ive mained chun li since launch. I have about 170hrs so far and not spent much time with anyone else. Did a few placements with some charge characters. Its the first sf game i have mained chun but always wanted to give her a go. In past street fighters i normally main ken or bison.
Im sitting at diamond 5 after a wild 13 game streak from diamond 1 which i was stuck in for about a month.
Every match i have it seems like im working my ass off for the win. Its almost exhausting. Every time i see who im fighting i roll my eyes and dislike fighting. Theres no-one i feel is a good matchup. Ryu/ ken, geif, jamie, jp, cammy, even rashid. Most of the cast seems to have some bullshit way of scamming their way to master rank with some sort of cheese. Im pretty decent at chun now. I can hit some good combos and use serenity well in training. I watch replays of masters and legends but these diamond players seem reckless and un calculated. I try to use good spacing, work the neutral well with normals and use my anti airs well but everyone i fight has some sort of gimmick getting them through. Im well researched on her and know her strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes it goes well and sometimes i get bodied but the higher i go the harder its getting.
Is it just me or is chun hard work. I feel like dropping her sometimes and just picking ryu for an easier time. has anyone got any tips for me?

The SBK juggle seems abit random to me. My understanding is if its used midscreen you get the juggle animation and in the corner they fall straight down but it seems to be inconsistant. Ive had it fail while midscreen and appear sometimes in the corner. What are the exact requirements for the EX SBK to juggle. Ive noticed some inconsistencies when following up from a drive impact. Resulting in a massive whiffed heavy tenchu kicks after. Can anyone explain in some detail for me.
Also are there any other moves tht result in a juggle state. Like heavy lighting kicks in the corner that i might be missing.

I have been battling my way through the madness of platinum last week with chun li. Desperately wanting to get to diamond. Ive been playing street fighter since sf2 on my snes on and off. I got half way through diamond 1 and was well on my way. Tonight i turned into a fumbling mess. Lost all my points and went back to plat 5. I was not a happy chap. I managed with some sweaty palms to crawl myself back into diamond 1 battered and bruised and turned it off. Everyone was beating my ass. I am a massive shit street fighter tonight. Im going away to watch endless chun li videos again and im looking forward to getting some more ass whoopings tomorrow. Thanks alot u bunch of bastards. Diamond 2 by end of the week hopefully.